Educational motivation and engagement: Qualitative accounts from three countries

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 265-289

  Hufton, Neil R ^a   Elliott, Julian G ^a   Illushin, Leonid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0036554645     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411920120122185     Document Type: Article

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